cooker fuse
16 November 2012, 03:52 PM
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cooker fuse
If I have a built in electric cooker that's on a 35amp fuse and install a free standing electric cooker that may need a 45amp fuse can I just change the fuse or will it need rewiring?
16 November 2012, 04:00 PM
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Depends what cable size you got at the minute
16 November 2012, 04:10 PM
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Hmm, I imagine when I get the cooker out I remove the cover on the wall and measure the girth?
16 November 2012, 04:21 PM
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The wire should have it's size stamped on it, in millimetres, the two conductors will be the same size, and the earth will be thinner.
16 November 2012, 04:25 PM
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I would be very surprised if the new free standing cooker is above 32 amp allowing diversity with all rings and ovens on together it will run all ok from your existing dedicated 32 amp cooker circuit. to uprate the fuse the chances are its got a cable size of 6.0mm twin and earth and would need to be upgraded to 10.0mm twin and earth to be covered by a 45 amp breaker my advice is leave it as it is and if after a while you find the loading is too great then the breaker will keep tripping out but for it to be at that point all the elements would need to be turned on all at once and stay on all together which rarely would happen
16 November 2012, 04:27 PM
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Wire dependant mate but most new cookers now are fine on 2.5mm let alone 8-10mm
16 November 2012, 06:49 PM
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It's a hotpoint EW74 off to google its amps
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16 November 2012, 07:39 PM
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Wire dependant mate but most new cookers now are fine on 2.5mm let alone 8-10mm
Yes built in ovens can be put on smaller cable, its the seperate hob that takes the most current, thats why you need the big cable for the free standing ones
16 November 2012, 09:07 PM
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a lot of modern cookers are now wired with a 13amp plug.....
16 November 2012, 09:11 PM
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a lot of modern cookers are now wired with a 13amp plug.....
I think you mean ovens,no electric cookers run off a plug
16 November 2012, 09:51 PM
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Yes guys , ovens are a relitivly light load , its the hob that needs the larger cable/fuse. So a free standing cooker will NEVER run off a 13amp plug.
16 November 2012, 10:19 PM
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I think you mean ovens,no electric cookers run off a plug
DOH !! - you can tell i never do the cooking ; i didnt realise there was a difference !!
16 November 2012, 10:20 PM
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DOH !! - you can tell i never do the cooking ; i didnt realise there was a difference !!
Getting the 6mm cable into a plug would be interesting lol
16 November 2012, 10:29 PM
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Getting the 6mm cable into a plug would be interesting lol
It's interesting enough getting it into switches for showers etc.
17 November 2012, 07:34 AM
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It's interesting enough getting it into switches for showers etc.
I recently used 10 mm for my shower, I swear the cable has a mind of its own!
17 November 2012, 04:31 PM
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Good news is that hotpoint user manual says 13amp.. Lets fire this baby up and see what happens....
17 November 2012, 05:32 PM
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Hope u arent cooking xmas dinner , 4 hob plates and an oven on 13amp will be interesting
17 November 2012, 07:08 PM
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Hope u arent cooking xmas dinner , 4 hob plates and an oven on 13amp will be interesting
It's a 13amp now and a 13amp going in so should be ok.
Now, what wire goes where...
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17 November 2012, 07:33 PM
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It's a hotpoint EW74 off to google its amps
That is a built in Oven not a free standing cooker!
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